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Jakarta ), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, and one of the most populous Urban agglomerations in the world. - Source: Wikipedia

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Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, April 12 ,2024, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, stamina and mobility. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

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Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman presides over the hearing on a petition seeking to lower the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Ethics council chief Jimly Asshiddiqie said in a verdict that the Constitutional Court’s Chief Justice Anwar Usman found guilty of making last-minute changes to election candidacy requirements that cleared way for ongoing President Joko Widodo’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, 36, to run for vice president in the election next year. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo wave at reporters as they walk on the lawn of Merdeka Palace during their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and his wife Kim Keon Hee, rear left, walk with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana upon arrival for their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gestures as he speaks to the media during a press conference on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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A worker checks the plants used to decorate main lobby of Jakarta Convention Center, the venue for the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Indonesian President Joko Widodo will welcome fellow Asian and world leaders with a captivating jungle scene of a two-story waterfall, wild orchids and even an orangutan perched up a tree. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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